Comfort Dentistry

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide is a safe and effective sedative agent that is mixed with oxygen and inhaled through a small mask that fits over your nose. This helps you relax during your treatment.

Nitrous oxide, sometimes called “laughing gas,” is one option your dentist may offer to help make you more comfortable during certain procedures. It is not intended to put you to sleep. You will be able to hear and respond to any requests or directions the dentist may have. Your dentist will ask you to breathe normally through your nose, and within a few short minutes, you should start to feel the effects of the nitrous oxide. Ultimately, you should feel calm and comfortable. The effects of nitrous oxide wear off soon after the mask is removed.

Indications for Nitrous Oxide

Mildly apprehensive patient

A frightened child

To reduce awareness of time and fatigue

To reduce dental stress

To control gagging

When requested by the patient

Talk to your dentist at Cook Crossing Dental Care about whether nitrous oxide might be a good option for you. Call us at 816-232-8500.

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Cook Crossing Dental Care welcomes patients with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to receive dental services, we would be happy to provide one. Please contact us at 816-232-8500 to let us know how we may be of assistance. This office is a General Dentistry Practice Cosmetic dentistry and tooth whitening specialty areas not recognized by the ADA that require no specific educational training to advertise these services. The above dentists in this practice are not licensed in Missouri as specialists in the advertised dental specialties of Oral Surgery, Prosthodontics, Periodontics, or Orthodontics.